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Peter Zumthor quotes: Presence is like a gap in the flow of history, where all of [a] sudden it is not past and not future.

Presence is like a gap in the flow of history, where all of [a] sudden it is not past and not future.

Peter Zumthor quotes: I've said goodbye to the overworked notion that architecture has to save the world.

I've said goodbye to the overworked notion that architecture has to save the world.

Peter Zumthor quotes: There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it,

There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it,

Peter Zumthor quotes: My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.

My buildings should have an emotional core - a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling.

Peter Zumthor quotes: Architecture has its place in the concrete world. This is where it exists. This is where it makes its statement.

Architecture has its place in the concrete world. This is where it exists. This is where it makes its statement.

Peter Zumthor quotes: Architecture is not about form

Architecture is not about form

Peter Zumthor quotes: I'm a passionate architect ... I do not work for money

I'm a passionate architect ... I do not work for money

Peter Zumthor quotes: What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only about forms and shapes and images.

What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only about forms and shapes and images.

Peter Zumthor quotes: There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.

There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.

Peter Zumthor quotes: I'm not mainly interested in what buildings mean as symbols or vehicles for ideas.

I'm not mainly interested in what buildings mean as symbols or vehicles for ideas.

Peter Zumthor quotes: I've built two wooden houses near Vals. I built them for my wife. Those were private projects.

I've built two wooden houses near Vals. I built them for my wife. Those were private projects.

Peter Zumthor quotes: My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company.

My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company.

Peter Zumthor quotes: If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.

If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.

Peter Zumthor quotes: Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.

Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.

Peter Zumthor quotes: I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.

I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space.

Peter Zumthor quotes: Small museums are great. Big museums are a drag.

Small museums are great. Big museums are a drag.

Peter Zumthor quotes: My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons.

My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons.

Peter Zumthor quotes: I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

Peter Zumthor quotes: In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction.

In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction.

Peter Zumthor quotes: If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women.

If I look at history, it seems that most wars and most cruel things have been done by men and not by women.